Suspension Front - Spring/Bearing Plate Service

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Article No. ^ SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRING/BEARING
87-2-11 PLATE SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS

^ SPRINGS - BEARING PLATE USAGE


FORD 1987 TAURUS

LINCOLN-MERCURY 1987 SABLE

Figure 5:

ISSUE: Early 1987 Taurus/Sable vehicles were built with the front suspension shown in "Combination A", Figure 5. The bearing plate did NOT have a rubber insulator, but the spring had a polyurethane sleeve on the upper end. Current production uses "Combination B", Figure 5. The bearing plate has a rubber insulator, but the spring does not have a polyurethane sleeve on the upper end. Since only a small quantity of vehicles were built with "Combination A", no service parts will be stocked with this combination.


ACTION: If a bearing plate replacement is required in an early 1987 Taurus/Sable with spring and bearing plate "Combination A", it must be changed to a "Combination B" arrangement. To do this, remove the polyurethane sleeve from the upper end of the original spring and install the new service bearing plate with the rubber insulator as shown in "Combination B", Figure 5.


OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: None
WARRANTY STATUS: "INFORMATION ONLY"